2 Corinthians 1:5-7

God will never leave us or turn His eyes from us. In our weakness and our dependence in Him we are guided into the truth of  His word made flesh,  JESUS. 

We can endure all things in Christ our Lord. He gives us His peace to endure our suffering that is truly beyond our human understanding.

No one wants to suffer but Holy Spirit will take the very things meant to destroy our faith and turn it for  good.

We can trust Holy Spirit to use our suffering to console others  going through the same trials we experienced. 

There is a certain kind of dignity we admire, and to which we aspire, in the person who refuses to meet anger with anger, violence with violence, or hatred with hatred. Desmond Tutu

It turns out, we are not enough. We were never meant to be enough. We were meant to need Jesus. Our inadequacies point us to our Savior. They point us to the One who IS enough. And we can rest in knowing that Jesus is with the Father right now, taking care of everything we need. We can trade our limits of sin and death for His "perfect forever" (Hebrews 7:28). First5 

2 Corinthians 1:5-7

5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. The New King James Version

The sufferings of Christ refers primarily to the events Jesus underwent from His arrest to His death. These may also include the persecutions He suffered from religious leaders as well as the sufferings of His followers. Certain opponents in Corinth may have assumed that Paul’s sufferings delegitimized his apostleship, as they regarded suffering as a sign of weakness. Paul reminds the believers that his sufferings brought about the spread of the gospel by displaying God’s power. The view of Paul’s opponents may have stemmed from traditional views of divine retribution. This traditional view—apparent in old testament Wisdom literature —claims that God gives people what they deserve, rewarding the righteous and punishing the wicked. Paul’s opponents believed that Paul’s suffering was evidence of God’s punishment. In this way, they resembled Job’s friends, who mistakenly believed Job suffered because of his own sin. Paul responds to his opponents by demonstrating that his suffering ultimately benefits the Corinthians. The Greek word used here, elpis, refers to a confident expectation of deliverance. It indicates a firm trust that God will fulfill His promises. For Paul, the Holy Spirit provides an assurance of hope while undergoing suffering. Faithlife Study Bible

Christ suffered as a bearer of our sins and as a servant to His disciples. Those who follow Christ also will experience the same suffering while they serve, for which they will receive a reward, “a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”. The NKJV Study Bible

Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

Philippians 1:29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

Philippians 3:10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Colossians 1:24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,